Touch Sensor With Overlapping Sensing Elements For Input Surface Differentiation

    公开(公告)号:US20230376153A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-23

    申请号:US18247761

    申请日:2021-10-05

    Applicant: Google LLC

    CPC classification number: G06F3/0445 G06F3/04166 G06F2203/04102

    Abstract: A sensor system includes a touch sensor having a plurality of conductive sensing elements integrated with a flexible substrate. A first subset of sensing elements is coupled to a first side of the flexible substrate and a second subset of sensing elements is coupled to a second side of the flexible substrate. At least one sensing element of the first subset overlies a second sensing element and a third sensing element of the second subset. The sensor system is configured to obtain touch data based at least in part on a respective response to the touch input by the plurality of conductive sensing elements. The sensor system is configured to determine whether the touch input is associated with the first subset of conductive sensing elements or the second subset of conductive sensing elements based at least in part on the respective response to the touch input by the sensing elements.

    Interactive Objects Including Touch-Sensitive Cords

    公开(公告)号:US20220056762A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-24

    申请号:US17408647

    申请日:2021-08-23

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: An interactive window treatment can include an interactive cord. The interactive cord can include a plurality of non-conductive lines; a plurality of conductive lines arranged together with one or more of the plurality of non-conductive lines to form a touch-sensitive area and a non-touch-sensitive area along the interactive cord. The interactive object can include at least one processor and at least one tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations. The operations can include detecting a user gesture using one or more of the plurality of conductive lines. The interactive cord can be connected with an upper attachment point at a first end of the interactive cord.

    Ergonomic Assessment Garment
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190333355A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-31

    申请号:US16446008

    申请日:2019-06-19

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: Systems and methods of determining an ergonomic assessment for a user are provided. For instance, sensor data can be received from one or more sensors implemented with an ergonomic assessment garment worn by a user. Corporeal data associated with at least one body segment of the user can be determined based at least in part on the sensor data. The corporeal data is associated with a bend angle associated with the at least one body segment. An ergonomic assessment associated with the user can be determined based at least in part on the corporeal data. The ergonomic assessment can include an indication of one or more ergonomic zones associated with the user, the one or more ergonomic zones being determined based at least in part on the bend angle associated with the at least one body segment.

    Conductive Yarn Structure for Interactive Textiles

    公开(公告)号:US20180258562A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-13

    申请号:US15799208

    申请日:2017-10-31

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Inventor: Shiho Fukuhara

    Abstract: This document describes conductive yarn structures for interactive textiles. The conductive yarn structures of the interactive textile include a conductive core that includes at least one conductive filament and a cover layer that may be constructed from flexible threads that covers the conductive core. In one embodiment, the conductive core includes a plurality of conductive filaments. Each conductive filament can be made from a metallic composition containing copper and silver. Silver can be contained in the metallic composition in an amount from 0.5% by weight to 40% by weight. Each conductive filament can include an insulating sheath made from a polyurethane.

    Touch-Sensitive Braided Cord
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220179518A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-09

    申请号:US17436337

    申请日:2019-03-05

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: An interactive cord includes one or more touch-sensitive areas configured to detect user input and one or more non-touch-sensitive areas. An outer cover of the interactive cord includes a set of conductive lines braided together with one or more of a plurality of non-conductive lines at the touch-sensitive area. The set of conductive lines defines a plurality of intersections that each form a capacitive touchpoint at the touch-sensitive area. An inner core of the interactive cord includes at least the set of conductive lines and at least one of the plurality of non-conductive lines at the non-touch-sensitive area.

    Interactive fabric
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11103015B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-31

    申请号:US16843813

    申请日:2020-04-08

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: This document describes techniques using, and objects embodying, an interactive fabric which is configured to sense user interactions in the form of single or multi-touch-input (e.g., gestures). The interactive fabric may be integrated into a wearable interactive garment (e.g., a jacket, shirt, or pants) that is coupled (e.g., via a wired or wireless connection) to a gesture manager. The gesture manager may be implemented at the interactive garment, or remote from the interactive garment, such as at a computing device that is wirelessly paired with the interactive garment and/or at a remote cloud based service. Generally, the gesture manager recognizes user interactions to the interactive fabric, and in response, triggers various different types of functionality, such as answering a phone call, sending a text message, creating a journal entry, and so forth.

    Interactive Fabric
    9.
    发明申请
    Interactive Fabric 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20200229515A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-23

    申请号:US16843813

    申请日:2020-04-08

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: This document describes techniques using, and objects embodying, an interactive fabric which is configured to sense user interactions in the form of single or multi-touch-input (e.g., gestures). The interactive fabric may be integrated into a wearable interactive garment (e.g., a jacket, shirt, or pants) that is coupled (e.g., via a wired or wireless connection) to a gesture manager. The gesture manager may be implemented at the interactive garment, or remote from the interactive garment, such as at a computing device that is wirelessly paired with the interactive garment and/or at a remote cloud based service. Generally, the gesture manager recognizes user interactions to the interactive fabric, and in response, triggers various different types of functionality, such as answering a phone call, sending a text message, creating a journal entry, and so forth.

    Touch sensor with overlapping sensing elements for input surface differentiation

    公开(公告)号:US12248649B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-11

    申请号:US18247761

    申请日:2021-10-05

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: A sensor system includes a touch sensor having a plurality of conductive sensing elements integrated with a flexible substrate. A first subset of sensing elements is coupled to a first side of the flexible substrate and a second subset of sensing elements is coupled to a second side of the flexible substrate. At least one sensing element of the first subset overlies a second sensing element and a third sensing element of the second subset. The sensor system is configured to obtain touch data based at least in part on a respective response to the touch input by the plurality of conductive sensing elements. The sensor system is configured to determine whether the touch input is associated with the first subset of conductive sensing elements or the second subset of conductive sensing elements based at least in part on the respective response to the touch input by the sensing elements.

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